How does Ireland rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female?

Ireland ranks 35th out of 107 countries with data for 2018.

Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female rising or falling in Ireland?

Over the last ten years it is down 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Ireland

Name: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Ireland
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Ireland: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female was 0.3041 years in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)

0.3041 years

Change on year

down 64.1%

World rank

35th

of 107 countries

All-time high

1.25 years

in 2015

All-time low

0.3041 years

in 2018

Years of data

1998–2018

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Ireland, 1998–2018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 0.3041 years for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 64.1% on the previous year and down 56.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Ireland peaked at 1.25 years in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3041 years, in 2018.

That places Ireland 35th out of 107 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.6971 years	0.6596 years	0.7346 years	2
2000s	0.7504 years	0.6756 years	0.9069 years	10
2010s	0.8849 years	0.3041 years	1.25 years	9

Countries ranked near Ireland

32 United States 0.3282 years compare
33 Mauritius 0.3256 years compare
34 Brazil 0.3058 years compare
36 Vanuatu 0.2949 years compare
37 Latvia 0.2797 years compare
38 Georgia 0.2794 years compare

See the full ranking of 107 places →

More reference data data for Ireland

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.19 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.37 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0921 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.37 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.87 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.37 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.6 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 21.02 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5015 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Ireland?: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Ireland was 0.3041 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in Ireland?: The highest recorded value was 1.25 years in 2015.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in Ireland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.3041 years in 2018.
How does Ireland rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female?: Ireland ranks 35th out of 107 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female rising or falling in Ireland?: Over the last ten years it is down 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Ireland data come from?: The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 107 places, 1,364 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.